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TOKARAHIA
(tok-ah-rah-e-ah)
Named By: R. W. Boessenecker & R. E. Fordyce in 2015
Time Period: Late Oligocene, 27.3-25.2 Ma
Location: New Zealand - Kokoamu Greensand Formation
Size: Unavailable
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Partial remains of a few individuals
Classification: | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetacea | Mysticeti | Eomysticetidae |
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Tokarahia is a genus of eomysticetid baleen whale from the Late Oligocene (Chattian) of New Zealand. There are two recognized species, T. kauaeroa and T. lophocephalus.

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